47 feared dead as truck falls into
canalMost casualties from Sangrur villageRopar, July 23At least 47 pilgrims are feared dead as
the truck in which they were travelling fell into the Anandpur Sahib canal
near Kiratpur Sahib. According to sources available, the truck driver lost
control over the vehicle while descending a steep slope along the said
canal.

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Rescue operations in progress near a canal where a truck fell down which was carrying pilgrims at Kiratpur Sahib in Ropar district on Monday.
— Photo Karam Singh

PM’s Pak visit unlikely this yearNew Delhi, July 23Even though Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has accepted Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s invitation to visit Islamabad, it is unlikely that the trip will materialise in a hurry.

Pak
yet to send invitation, says SattarIslamabad, July 23
Pakistan is yet to send formal invitation to Prime Minister Atal Behari
Vajpayee to visit Islamabad as it is awaiting the signature of President
Pervez Musharraf, Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said today.

Bodies of 4 VDC members found
Tension in Kishtwar; 2 dead, 21 hurt in blasts
Jammu, July 23
Tension continued to prevail in Kishtwar area today with the recovery of four bodies of the seven villagers kidnapped on Saturday night.
Denying reports of curfew in the area, police sources said the
situation in Kishtwar was tense but under control with the authorities
monitoring the situation.

Bandh
against killings completeEffigies of Musharraf
burntJammu, July 23A bandh was observed in
various parts of Jammu, Doda, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah towns, which
was complete, in protest against the incidents of carnage at two
places in Kishtwar yesterday.

A CRPF jawan removes a burnt tyre
to clear the road for his vehicle at Gumat Chowk in the heart of
Jammu City on Monday. — Photo Amin War

He is influenced by your politics. He says, it’s a step towards success!

by
Sandeep Joshi

Truce
declared in NepalKathmandu, July 23The Nepalese Government and Maoist
rebels declared a truce this evening ending an over five-year-long
insurgency.

India,
Pak Foreign Secys to meet in ColomboNew Delhi, July 23First time after the failed
Indo-Pak summit at Agra this month, Foreign Secretaries of India and
Pakistan are likely to meet on the sidelines of the Foreign Secretaries
meeting of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation being
held in Colombo on August 9-10.

Barjinder
Singh behind appointment?SP Singh takes over as VC of GND
varsityAmritsar, July 23Dr Surinder Pal Singh, Dean,
Colleges, becomes the first Professor of Punjabi to become
Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, established in 1969
after the name of the first Sikh guru.